Executive Bio

N. Nina Ahmad, Ph.D., co-founder/ co-owner of JNA Capital, Inc., directs all matters pertaining to Investor Relations, Government & Public Affairs and overall strategic direction of the company. The company is real President estate finance and development company that develops urban mixed-used community development projects anchored by academic institutions. JNA Capital, Inc. also sources debt and equity for commercial Obama said: projects for its own account and select development projects. Dr. Ahmad is a Court qualified Expert Witness in Forensic DNA Analysis and as a Forensic DNA Consultant provides testimony as well as reviews DNA “I am pleased to typing results and interpretation. She received her Doctoral degree in 1990 from Chemistry Department of announce that the University of Pennsylvania and Postdoctoral training with noted collagen expert, Darwin Prockop, M.D., Ph.D. at Thomas Jefferson University. She discovered the first direct evidence of collagen type II gene these mutation in the Stickler syndrome (joint-eye disease), which expanded the field providing a starting point for experienced and molecular genetic research into the generalized disease of osteoarthritis. She is one of the patent holders committed of “Methods of detecting a Genetic Predisposition for Osteoarthritis”. At Wills Eye Hospital from 1992-2005, she was a Bower Research fellow, and then held a joint Assistant Professorship with the Ophthalmology individuals have Department of Jefferson Medical College and subsequent Directorship of Molecular Biology of the agreed to join this Research Department. After serving as Faculty of Wills Eye Hospital with a joint appointment at Jefferson Administration, Hospital, she started a scientific company and then transitioned into her current position. and I look forward

Active in various political campaigns at the local, state and federal levels, Dr. Ahmad also focused her to working with outreach efforts on re-election campaign for President Obama as a Senior Advisor for Obama For America, them in the PA (OFA-PA). Her expertise is to help candidates present themselves to new/immigrant voting audiences, coming months potentially attract new campaign donors, and ultimately, increase their chances of a win in the elections. and years.” She was involved in Senator Casey’s re-election campaigns, served as an Advisor to Cindy Bass for the 8th City Council district race and most recently was part of the Policy Team for Philadelphia’s Democratic Mayoral Nominee, former Councilman Jim Kenney. Dr. Ahmad attended the Democratic Nation Convention “We are so of 2012 as a Delegate at Large of the PA Delegation. fortunate to have

Dr. Ahmad’s involvement in the community and specifically Philanthropy is expansive. She was appointed Nina join the to the Philadelphia Community Foundation’s Board in 2011 (Member, Investment Committee; Grantmaking AAPIP Board of Service Committee Chair, 2013) and was a founding member of the Asian Mosaic Fund giving circle, and Directors. Her continues to serve on its advisory committee. Dr. Ahmad serves on the national board of Asian deep knowledge Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, is a member of the Diversity Committee of William Penn Charter School (oldest Quaker School in the United States) and was one of the founding members of Asian of the AAPI Pacific Americans for Progress, a grassroots internet-empowered, national network of individuals who are community in committed to progressive action. Mayor Nutter of Philadelphia appointed Dr. Ahmad as the Chair of the Philadelphia, and Mayor’s Commission on Asian American Affairs in 2009 and President Obama recently appointed Dr. her demonstrated Ahmad to the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. She serves on the Board of the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (PICC), an immigrant rights advocacy commitment to organization as well as on the Board of Women’s Campaign International, which focuses on areas that are community-based fundamental to women’s equality through building skills that help women become effective agents of philanthropy, are change. She was most recently elected to serve as the President of the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Organization of Women (NOW). Dr. Ahmad serves on the Richardson Dilworth Award Selection incredible assets Panel, which acknowledges and rewards outstanding contributions by City of Philadelphia public servants for our work not and was on the Taskforce for Racial and Cultural Harmony of the School District of Philadelphia. Dr. just in the Ahmad is a recognized leader amongst Pennsylvania’s critical stakeholders in government, private, non- Philadelphia profit, creative and grassroots sectors. Hence, she has been invited by the White House Office of Public Engagement to participate in multiple roundtables over the last few years. region, but across the nation” Dr. Ahmad resides in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia with her husband, Ahsan Nasratullah and stated AAPIP two daughters. President - Contact Information: Executive

JNA Capital, Inc: 1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1130, Philadelphia, PA 19102 T 267-304-1670 Director, Email: [email protected] Peggy Saika.